2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack

The 2018 Inter-Continental Hotel Kabul attack occurred on 20 January 2018 when a group of five Taliban gunmen attacked the Inter-Continental Hotel in Kabul, Afghanistan. At 9:00 PM, a number of gunmen armed with light weapons and RPGs stormed the hotel, opening fire and taking hostages. The upper floors of the building were partially set on fire, so some guests attempted to escape by making makeshift ropes out of tied-together sheets. Soon, the Afghan National Army and Norwegian MJK responded to the attack and engaged in a shootout with the gunmen in the hotel. By the morning hours of 21 January 2018, the attack was over, with 4 attackers and 18+ others being killed; 22+ were wounded. The government suspected the Haqqani Network arm of the Taliban of carrying out the attack.